Study Guide

A Thousand Splendid Suns Characters

By Khaled Hosseini

If Laila went to your school, she'd be one of the cool kids. She's pretty, smart, and confident....

We're going to let you in on a little secret—Mariam is the real hero of A Thousand Splendid...

There are some characters that seem like bad guys at first glance but reveal a soft heart when...

If ABC decides to start filming The Bachelor: Kabul, then we'd like to formally nominate Tariq...

Aziza is a sponge. Like most kids, she soaks up the influence of her environment. The only catch...

We're not going to sugarcoat it: Babi is a nerd. Frankly, we wouldn't be surprised to find a...

If we got the cast of A Thousand Splendid Suns to put on a stage production of The Wizard of Oz,...

It wouldn't be too shocking to say that Laila has mommy issues. Her mother, Fariba, pretty much...

Mullah Faizullah is the conscience perched on Mariam's shoulder. Even when things are the...

Nana has had a hard life, and it has made her into a hard woman. It's hard to look at her story...

Zalmai's personality lands somewhere between his parents, Laila and Rasheed. When he's with...